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How the EU Redefined Imperialism
During the days of Empire, the rich countries of Europe exploited the resources of the poorer nations of the world through conquest. These days, there is a new system; no longer able to occupy foreign lands and exploit their manpower for their own purposes, they import citizens from the developing countries to boost their local labour force. This has been a major factor behind a massive population loss in the poorer countries of Europe. The UN estimated that about 18 million people have left Eastern Europe since the early 1990s, a population drop of about six per cent.
On a recent trip to Varna, on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, I was reminded of Israel as it was at the end of the 70s, when, as a young man, I moved back to the country of my birth. Israel was still classified as a developing county. Since then Israel has developed into the start-up nation, an economic powerhouse, and a full member of the OECD. This was achieved through the energy of its youthful population, motivated in no small measure by the patriotism and a sense of national purpose. These are the essential tools that any developing country needs to develop and grow. I pray that Bulgaria, freed from the tyranny of Communism, will also become a wealthy country. But I fear it will not, for out of a population of 8 million, 2 million are already living outside the country. What’s more, the patriotic spirit that a country needs to grow and develop is being undermined by an EU philosophy which condemns all nationalism, except for that of the EU itself.
Nigel Lawson, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, once said that the National Health Service (NHS) was the nearest thing the British had to a religion. For many Remainers (those supporting Britain’s continuing EU membership), the European Union has achieved similar status. It is no coincidence that in the current debate over membership of the EU, the large number of foreign doctors and nurses in British hospitals is mentioned frequently as evidence of the munificence of the EU. It is if two great strands of faith have met up in…
